New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
yes, sir, / think so. said to my
driver at Torquay:: Do many Ameri-
cans come here? ooh, yes, sir, Ameri-

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driver at orquay: DO many Ameril-
cans come here?' ooh, yes, sir, Ameri-
leans are very fond of Torqnay. Only
young ladies, ad me out before break
fast, and they made me drive them to
] an American dentist to have q tooth
plugged, and the next day had to go
there very early again, because there
was some trouble with the plug. Oh,
the Hamericans are very fond Of Tor
quay, sir. But the Scotch driver
knows as much as q college professor.
There is nothing in the real or legend
airy history Of every spot we pass that
he will not give you with surprising
clearness and; accuracy" He is not
/ SO, patriotic that he cannot see the
nomadic American as he is:
"On the banks Of the Doom I came
across the Inevitable American tour
ist company. It was a bridal party.
She was young and he was past mid
die life, and with them was his friend.
The bridegroom was sobbing and
! wiping his, eyes, and his bride was, try-
ing to comfort him. Finally his friend
led him one side, and near me-; and
said: Don't take on So, old. man.
Cheer up. You are making your wife
on earth is the NATTER oh said
he, Sam, this whole thing reminds me
so OF my second wife. She was so
fond of Burns
Still, he cannot indorse the senti.
nlent Of the following:
"a literary friend of mine stopped
over night at a noble mansion on this
coast, and my friend complimented
the Countess on the almost unparal-
leled beauty Of the situation. Yes,
she said that is all true, but it is ut
terly spoiled by the frightful
fact that when I lay awake
/. at nights, l cannot help feeling
that there is nothing but the Atlant tic
ocean between me and those dreafuld
American savages.' And it was here
that heard, in another walk in Life,
a speciman of that singular obtuse-
ness to verbal humor characteristic OF
all classes OF Englishman. Some one
asked the town crier, who in all coun-
try towns 90 about ringing a bell and
shouting auctions, and lost, strayed
or stolen animals aud children, if he
would go around and notify OF the
loss of a pet dog. NO. said he
can't cry to-day. My wife died this
morning
At stonehenge he meets a typical
guide. After being piled with many
| questions, the guide said:
"'H' [ can h always tell h. Americans
by the h'odd questions they ask.
Now that big stone yonder fell hover
and broken the year 1907 and when
told this to one of your country men
he said, "Well, did you see it fall?''
"Gool heavens" said /, ''that was
nearly a hundred years ago. Then
I was only last week pointing out to
a pretty young h'Amercan lady that
only one day in the year, and that
the longest day, the first rays OF
the rising sun come directly over that
tallest stone and strike on that stone
lying down over there with the letter
"h'A A" on it, which means the alter
"Oh,' she said l suppose you have
seen it more than a thousand times
Lord bless you, miss" said I, lit
only happens once a year."
Mr.. Depew's more serious style may
be seen in the following:
'After Mr.. Gladstone had carried
the election on the franchise issue.
and felt behind him the British de.
mocracy, he became another man
Such a marvellous change never be.
} fore occurred IN veteran statesman
seventy five years OF age. Hesitancy
, feebleness Of purpose. consideration
for Anniversaries amounting to weak.
ness, all disappeared, and in their
place the elements Of the aggressive,
constructive and uncompromisine
; reformer became the main springs Of
his action and policy.
/ The scales fell from his eyes and he
saw the wrongs and remedies of Eng.
!, lish administrations for Ireland, and
regardless Of it's effect upon his own
political fortunes or those Of his party,
he determined to stake every thing up
on giving home rule to the Irish. He
saw that thus only could peace and
prosperity be restored to that unhap.
ply people, and this perpetual menace
to the integrity Of the British Empire
removed. He believed that in giving
the few remaining years of his life and
| the prestige OF his unequalled popular
ity and power to this cause, he would
in a measure redress the wrongs of cen-
turtles and save his country from dis
| ruption. He failed in the election on
this issue because of the 100000
who voted with him not one tenth
believed IN the ideas, and the rest
against their Judgment as to his policy
| expressed their devotion to their lead
| er. But the fight educated the people.
| More than century of argument.
and now victory in sight. The next
decade will witness the triumph OF
home rule principles, not only in Ire
land, bnt throughout the kingdom,
and in this grand achievement and its
benefcient results the brightest and
bestowed name in the annals of Brit
ish statesmen will always be William
E. Gladstone. :
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